Pennsylvania's highest court says the right to personal privacy in government records is guaranteed by the state constitution, as it reversed a lower court ruling involving public school employees' home addresses.Click here for full article. Source: Associated Press, Oct. 18, 2016.

Today, Secretary Pedro A. Rivera thanked hundreds of stakeholders for their involvement in a series of workgroup meetings to help develop Pennsylvania's plan to implement the federally approved Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Click here for full article.

The nation’s high school graduation rate has reached a record 83.2%, continuing a steady increase that shows improvement across all racial and ethnic groups, according to federal data released Monday. Click here for full article. (Subscription may be required.)Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Oct. 18, 2016.

State legislators are back to work for the next two weeks and pension reform may be on the table. Two competing plans are sitting in the House and the Senate, but no votes are scheduled.Click here for full article. Source: CBS Channel 21, Oct. 17, 2016.

The Pennsylvania Department of Education on Thursday released School Performance Profile scores that measure the academic progress of 2,860 public schools across the state, including about 800 in the Philadelphia region.Click here for full article. Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct. 14, 2016.

Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday announced the state Department of Health has provided 128 public high schools in Pennsylvania with free Narcan, a nasal spray that within minutes can reverse effects of an opioid or heroin overdose.Click here for full article. (Subscription may be required.)

The interactive map allows you to see how each of Pennsylvania's 500 school districts would be affected if lawmakers chose to implement the state's new funding formula more rapidly.Click here for full article. Source: WHYY Newsworks, Oct. 13, 2016.

Seeking exemptions from the Pennsylvania Department of Education has become a familiar move for many of state’s 500 public school districts. Springfield's budget chief, Ken King, said the reason is simple.Click here for full article.